K. Karsor Kollie, BSc, MPH

Director of the Non-Communicable and Neglected Tropical Disease Program

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia

Biography

K. Karsor Kollie, BSc, MPH is the Director of the Non Communicable and Neglected Tropical Disease Program in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Monrovia, Liberia.  Mr. Kollie received his BSc in economics from the University of Liberia. He then received his MPH from Cuttington University Graduate School in Liberia.  Mr. Kollie has experience in community based strategic planning programs including preventive chemotherapy, coordinating monitoring and evaluation systems across a range of diseases, and is making significant progress in operational research. He has managed projects with grants for LSTM/CNTD/DFID, APOC/WHO, Sightsavers, and Medical Assistant Program International (MAP). He has led the establishment of first post war integrated NTDs/NCDs program and sustained partnerships among multi-sector local and international organizations.

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